After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said President Donald Trump wouldn't be allowed to deliver his State of the Union address, he took to Twitter later in the night saying he'd do the speech after the shutdown ended."As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative - I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over," Trump tweeted."I am not looking for an... alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future!"The State of the Union had been planned for Jan. 29.Responding to the president, Pelosi tweeted, "Mr. President, I hope by saying “near future” you mean you will support the House-passed package to #EndTheShutdown that the Senate will vote on tomorrow. Please accept this proposal so we can re-open government, repay our federal workers and then negotiate our differences."Pelosi said she took the extreme step after Trump said he intended on showing up to offer the address despite large parts of the government being shut down.The drama surrounding the State of the Union address began last week when Pelosi asked Trump to make other plans but stopped short of denying him the chamber for his address. Trump called her bluff Wednesday in a letter, saying he intended to come anyway."It would be so very sad for our Country if the State of the Union were not delivered on time, on schedule, and very importantly, on location," he wrote at the time.Pelosi responded to Trump saying the House "will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the President's State of the Union address in the House Chamber until government has opened."The president is unable to speak in front of a joint Congress without the permission of each chamber.This isn't the first State of the Union address to be delayed.In 1986, Ronald Reagan's address was postponed following the Challenger space shuttle explosion.But there is no precedent for a State of the Union invitation being rescinded.Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Jimmy Carter issued their final messages in print. As Eisenhower recovered from a heart attack in 1956, he prepared a seven-minute, filmed summary of the message from his retreat in Key West, Florida, that was broadcast nationwide. Richard Nixon sent a printed message in 1973; his staff said an oral message would have come too soon after his second inaugural address.White House staffers had been working on a plan for Trump to offer the speech in an alternative venue. Among the options included offering the speech in the Senate chamber and visiting each state along the U.S.-Mexico border.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said President Donald Trump wouldn't be allowed to deliver his State of the Union address, he took to Twitter later in the night saying he'd do the speech after the shutdown ended.

"As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative - I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over," Trump tweeted.

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"I am not looking for an... alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future!"

The State of the Union had been planned for Jan. 29.

Responding to the president, Pelosi tweeted, "Mr. President, I hope by saying “near future” you mean you will support the House-passed package to #EndTheShutdown that the Senate will vote on tomorrow. Please accept this proposal so we can re-open government, repay our federal workers and then negotiate our differences."

Pelosi said she took the extreme step after Trump said he intended on showing up to offer the address despite large parts of the government being shut down.

The drama surrounding the State of the Union address began last week when Pelosi asked Trump to make other plans but stopped short of denying him the chamber for his address. Trump called her bluff Wednesday in a letter, saying he intended to come anyway.

"It would be so very sad for our Country if the State of the Union were not delivered on time, on schedule, and very importantly, on location," he wrote at the time.

Pelosi responded to Trump saying the House "will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the President's State of the Union address in the House Chamber until government has opened."

As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative - I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not looking for an....

The president is unable to speak in front of a joint Congress without the permission of each chamber.

This isn't the first State of the Union address to be delayed.

In 1986, Ronald Reagan's address was postponed following the Challenger space shuttle explosion.

....alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future!

But there is no precedent for a State of the Union invitation being rescinded.

Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Jimmy Carter issued their final messages in print. As Eisenhower recovered from a heart attack in 1956, he prepared a seven-minute, filmed summary of the message from his retreat in Key West, Florida, that was broadcast nationwide. Richard Nixon sent a printed message in 1973; his staff said an oral message would have come too soon after his second inaugural address.

White House staffers had been working on a plan for Trump to offer the speech in an alternative venue. Among the options included offering the speech in the Senate chamber and visiting each state along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mr. President, I hope by saying “near future” you mean you will support the House-passed package to #EndTheShutdown that the Senate will vote on tomorrow. Please accept this proposal so we can re-open government, repay our federal workers and then negotiate our differences. https://t.co/57KMATZZTO